Power Train Problems of Chevrolet Bolt Ev - part 2

While accelerating, the vehicle's drive system stopped functioning. The vehicle slowly came to a stop while displaying errors about the propulsion, and was no longer able to move under it's own power. All other systems were still working, however the hazard lights do not stay on when I had to try powering the vehicle off and back on again. The vehicle has been towed to a Chevrolet dealership for diagnosis.

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Creaking/popping noise from passenger rear side of vehicle at 24,574 miles along with a grinding noise coming from the front driver side wheel. Took to dealership twice and was told there is not a rear axle just independent struts and shocks. Very concerning and not sure if a wheel is gonna fall off. I've seen other forums that have been having the same issue between the years 2017-2019. Please recall and fix because consumers shouldn't shell out more money for cheap parts.

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I stopped for a DC fast charge at an electrify America station to ensure that my vehicle's battery level would stay over "70 miles of charge" to reduce fire risk (per gm recommendation). The vehicle has been programmed to remain at or below a 90% charge limit. After charging for 25 minutes, I unplugged the ccs1 connector from the bolt by pressing the connector release button and pulling gently. To my surprise, the connector unlatched and disconnected immediately while charging at roughly 35,000 watts (>80 amps, 400 volts) and both the connector and my car's charging port began emitting a strong sulfur odor. The connector is supposed to have a high-voltage safety interlock that prevents either side from being moved while current is flowing. I have seen this interlock technology on many different chargers (ccs, chademo, Tesla) and have never seen it fail. After the incident, I inspected and photographed the charging port and charging station connector and found both sides seriously burned, melted and damaged. The connectors suffered oxidation, discoloration, and other metallic contamination/damage. The vehicle's inlet port contacts are blue/orange/black, not silver, and sections of metal appear to be melted away. The charger side connector contacts are discolored and have similar erosive/melting damage. The damage appears to be identical to arc flash plasma erosion. Prior to this incident, I regularly inspected the DC fast charge port and found it to be in good condition with a functioning seal, orange cover flap, clean silver pins and no damage. Before plugging in, I had inspected the charge station connector and could not see anything wrong with it. The charge connector serial number was entirely worn off. At this point, I do not feel comfortable fast charging my Bolt Ev out of concern that the inlet port may overheat and catch fire. The inlet port needs to be replaced and the charging station connector needs to be replaced (and the interlock issue resolved).

The check engine light came on in my vehicle and limited the speed at which I could drive resulting in the car dealership is refusing to honor the warranty on my vehicle. The manual and all information from general motors explicitly states the components which are covered under warranty. There is a NHTSA service bulletin regarding this exact problem (NHTSA 18-na-064) along with the labor code for doing repairs under warranty. The warranty is for the first 100,000 miles or 8 years (2025), my vehicle currently has 49906 miles. The reason I was given is that software is not usually covered under warranty but there is no documentation stating that is the case. I was told that this vehicle may have this problem just due to operating it and there is no recourse for me other than to pay to have it fixed. If this is true the vehicle is unsafe to be driven in traffic.

Driver had pulled up and stopped at red light with vehicle in d mode (normal drive). Driver had placed hand on gear shift lever and went to shift into l mode (one pedal driving) by using normally accepted procedure of pulling gear shift lever one click back to engage l mode or switch back to d mode. Hand or finger was apparently resting too far on top of gear shift lever push button and without knowing, vehicle shifted into r (reverse) instead of l mode (one pedal driving). When driver pushed accelerator pedal, vehicle lurched backward. Driver immediately applied braking to stop car and narrowly avoid collision with vehicle behind driver. Driver was able to duplicate this issue a second time.

The contact owns a 2021 Chevrolet Bolt Ev. The contact stated while parking the vehicle and placing it into park, the vehicle lurched forward which resulted in the contact hitting the vehicle in front of them. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to a dealer but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 2,700.

National recall for potential battery fire that gm has known about for a while in their older chevy bolt electric cars and now the problem has spread to their newer models. Gm has placed restrictions on these cars for charging the battery and driving the car that it makes the vehicle unsafe to drive or even park near other vehicles or structures do to the potential of fire that could result in severe property damage, severe injury or even death.

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Our letter to November 23, 2022 ms. Mary barra chairperson and ceo general motors corporation 100 renaissance center, p. O. Box 431301 illinois, detroit 48232-5170 Bolt Ev battery recall #n212345940 VIN: 1g1fz6s07l4130346 dear ms. Barra, we are extremely frustrated and disappointed in gm’s performance in replacing the defective and dangerous batteries in our 2020 Bolt Ev. It has now been over 14 months since Chevrolet announced the battery recall n212345940 on our 2020 Bolt Ev — nothing has happened since other than reducing the range and value of our car. . We first leased a 2017 Bolt Ev and opted to lease another at the end of the term solely because of the additional range. It is over a 210 mile roundtrip to visit a relative and the 2017 model was barely making it. With a stated 259 mile range, the 2020 model was a good fit until the battery recall was announced the the safety software update severely limited the battery charging and mileage range. We no longer take the Bolt Ev. We believe because of gm’s slow response, we demand $100 compensation for each and every month the car cannot meet its full charge capability, reducing its utility to us. Moreover, we also demand to know exactly when gm will be replacing our Bolt Ev batteries. The silence has been deafening. We are considering joining the class action lawsuits against gm regarding this matter. Your response to our demands will make a material difference in our decision to join the class and whether or not we decide extend our lease, buy the 2020 Bolt Ev outright at lease end, or simply return a grossly defective car to gm at lease end, October 2023. Sincerely, copy mr. Mario derenzi general sales manager, jimmy vasser Chevrolet 583 soscol avenue, napa, CA 94559-3405.

High voltage battery has been recalled due to fire risk on 8. 20. 2021. No remedy for repair has been performed and I have had difficulty getting information from gm regarding my vehicle swap due to the recall. The vehicle is becoming more unusable as the weather gets colder due to the charging limitations set in the recall.

Gm has stated in their NHTSA recall notice that my vehicle has the potential to burn down my home and has not provided any sort of fix or even a timeline to fix the problem. The recall states not to charge the vehicle in a garage. My home charger is located in the back of my garage and I do not have the ability to charge the vehicle outdoors without spending thousands to redo my home charging system. My garage is under my two story house, meaning a vehicle fire has the potential to destroy my entire home and kill everyone inside. Again, gm has made no offer to provide replacement vehicles or financial compensation for the home infrastructure changes that must be made to keep safely using the vehicle until a formal fix is announced, and any such repair would require being without the vehicle for weeks at a minimum. In summary, in order to abide by the stated interim recall instructions, my vehicle would be rendered useless as I would have no means of charging the vehicle. It is my hope that the NHTSA holds gm to account for their failures regarding this recall.

I am filing a complaint against gm. The following info is from the nhsta website. Original recall date: Aug 20,2021. Manufacturer recall number n212345940. Nhtsa recall number 21v650. Recall status: recall incomplete, remedy not yet available. I have waited over a year for my replacement battery. Gm has seen an almost 15,000 vehicle surge in Bolt Ev and euv sales in the most recent financial quarter. And gm has announced increasing new bolt production by almost 400%. However, thousands of existing Bolt Ev owners are still waiting for replacement batteries. Gm continues to state that parts are not available. Clearly, with the surge in sales and gm’s plan to increase bolt production, parts are available. Existing bolt owners have suffered for years with defective batteries that none of us known if or when a battery will catch on fire and kill us or damage property. I urge the nhsta to put pressure on gm to replace defective batteries first before selling cars with nondefective batteries. I would not be complaining if gm was not clearly prioritizing profits over people. Gm is making nondefective batteries but makes existing bolt owners wait over a year for a replacement while gm takes in revenue and generates profit. The defective batteries catch on fire. None of the batteries existing bolt owners should have to wait this long for replacement batteries and suffer with anxiety and stress not knowing when or if their car battery will spontaneously ignite.

The battery may be faulty and burst on fire. This was recall last year and this year and the remedie didn’t work. 2 more fires where confirm after the final remedy.

The issue with the current recall is that it is impossible for those with long commutes to adhere to the not charging overnight and not going below 70 miles of range. While I do not expect any battery failure I would like to be sure that the vehicle will be replaced by gm if the vehicle were to be damaged by the battery even though I am not following the recommended actions due to needing to use more of the range than is recommended at this time.

The remedy proposed by gm for the risk of catastrophic fire is inadequate. I live in an area with frequent hail storms and leaving the car outside at night would subject it to severe damage. More importantly, I live in a high-wildfire-risk area with almost daily high winds (30-50 mph) especially at night and morning. Even if the car were parked outside, it is likely to ignite the foliage and create an uncontrollable wildfire that would consume this entire valley with approximately 1500 homes with an average value of over $1. 5 million dollars. That works out to over $2 billion in structural risk from a fire from this single vehicle. Two days ago, my bolt starting honking its horn at 9pm - one of the fire warnings programmed by chevy. Although it proved to be a false alarm of unknown cause, the fire department responded with two engines. The responding fire captain told me that due to the wildfire risk, the only safe place to park the car would be a safeway parking lot 4. 5 miles away. That makes the car unusable. The proposed remedy could take more than a year to implement, especially since gm has known about this risk for more than a year and has made no contingency plans to replace defective batteries in that time. I have contacted gm twice explaining the extraordinary risk that this defect causes to my community and asked for a buyback. So far, other than asking for a copy of the title, purchase order and odometer reading, I've had no response.

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My high voltage battery is likely to catch fire some time after charging the vehicle. Chevy has told me not to use my full battery as they advertised and I cannot park my vehicle in my garage. This is unacceptable and I am not able to use the car as originally advertised.

I am extremely concerned about the battery fire recall for my 2017 chevy bolt. I live in a townhome, with the garage on the first floor. The only place I can charge the car and park is in the garage on the first floor. And the only way to escape the building is by walking past the garage. So, the risk of a major car fire in the garage is very life threatening to me and my family! I am disappointed about how chevy has handled this defect. I realize mistakes happen, but I think chevy could have taken more steps to ensure the safety of their customers, and not leave them with a broken car that has lost value due to the perception that it is unsafe. Chevy originally identified this defect Nov. Of 2020. They shipped a temporary fix, limiting the range to 90%, decreasing the utility of the car, and didn't ship a "real" fix until around June 2021. We have learned that both the temporary and "real" fix were not effective, and cars have caught on fire with both fixes. Now we are told we won't even be informed about the next "fix" until September! a few things aggravate * this is getting to be almost a full years time since a known defect appeared before an effective fix was provided. Unsafe cars have been driving around for about a year! * chevy has not informed owners the root cause of the issue beyond "a manufacturing defect". How are we supposed to have confidence that the next "fix" actually fixes the problem? we deserve to know what the problem was, and be given proof that the recall actually addresses it. * on the new recommendations, the car now has 50% the range and can't be charged inside. This makes it unusable for many, including me. Why isn't chevy explicitly providing help to their customers, such as rentals, buybacks, etc? how is it legal to cripple my car with no compensation? my perception is that chevy is drawing out this recall so they can to save money, and leaving its customers with a broken car and taking on risks to their safety.

I purchased this car (chevy Bolt Ev) under the assumption that I could simply charge overnight and have the car ready for the next day. Chevy has come out with multiple supposed fixes yet still has fires. I have a newborn at home and can basically no longer charge the car at home since I feel I would be putting my family at risk. Chevy now says we can only use the fraction of the battery charge safely. This is simply unacceptable and I am doubtful chevy actually knows the root cause of the issue.

Vehicle was driving in drive mode, and began to surge as if it was regenerating hard (felt as if downshifted quickly in a manual), which was odd since it was in drive not low. Pulled over and placed the car in park. Car began to smoke (first noticed from the front underbody). Exited the vehicle and got far away. Called 911 and gave the dispatcher the information. The car lit on fire. Called 911 let them know the fire had begun. Car fully burned by the time the fire department was able to put out the fire. -what component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? unknown, and it will be available for inspection if requested. -how was your safety or the safety of others put at risk? the fire could have easily killed someone and having to stand on the shoulder of a multilane highway next to a blaze was dangerous. -has the problem been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center? there is no vehicle left after the fire (total loss confirmed by insurance) -has the vehicle or component been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance representatives or others? insurance CO. Has. Gm will be -were there any warning lamps, messages or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure, and when did they first appear? no warning lights appeared at any time.

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Battery pack is failed and needs replacing, attempts have already been made to no avail. We should have our batteries replaced at no expense along with loaner provided until completed. Than you.

Battery pack is failed and needs replacing, attempts have already been made to no avail. We should have our batteries replaced at no expense along with loaner provided until completed. Than you.

I have a 2019 Chevrolet bolt with a us made battery. It is not part of the recall for battery fires. Nhtsa, Chevrolet, and lg all say that the problem with the fires is "2 rare manufacturing defects" and not an issue with the battery design or the manufacturing process. It has a 60kwh battery just like the korean made batteries that have caught fire. It is produced at an lg factory following their industrial design, and presumably the manufacturing process is the same as at the korean factory - since it was a defect that caused the problem, and not a manufacturing problem. However, lg has had to recall batteries made for other brands of autos. Lg has had to recall home storage batteries. Looking at all the different batteries that lg has had to recall, how can I trust NHTSA when they restate that the problem is a rare manufacturing defect that was identified by Chevrolet and lg? can I believe something that was identified by a manufacturer who has had to recall multiple batteries for multiple cars and stationary situations? I would like you to investigate the manufacturing process that lg uses, and be sure the non-recalled batteries are truly safe, especially for the 2019 Chevrolet bolts that have the exact same battery as the ones that caught fire. Thank you. Anne mellinger-birdsong 934 artwood rd ne atlanta, GA 30307.

I've had to deal with the high voltage battery fire recalls multiple times on my vehicle. I rely on this beautiful to drive everywhere with my family and I don't feel confident in the safety of this vehicle anymore. The only way I will feel confident in the safety of this vehicle is if the entire battery pack is replaced, not individual modules. The other more sensible and cost efficient thing to do would be to buy back the effect of vehicles and replace them with 2021 and 2022 models. Gm has done this for some customers that were lucky, but it's been proven that this is indeed more cost efficient than trying to figure out logistics and training for employees, to troubleshoot and debug individual modules. Please strongly consider this. Thank you!.

My vehicle is fully electric and has been under a recall for fire risk from the high-voltage battery. I completed the remedy from the manufacturer earlier this year, but now a new recall has been placed because the original remedy didn't actually fix the problem. The manufacturer is now stating that they will need to replace some/all of the battery, and they've said it isn't safe to charge the vehicle overnight, charge it in my garage, or charge it fully to 100% capacity. This means I'm unable to use my vehicle safely to drive to work or other required activities. I'm dissatisfied with general motors' response to this safety issue, and I'm requesting that they approve vehicle buy backs for any owners of affected vehicles who request them to do so.

I own a 2017 Chevrolet bolt which is part of the recall announced today by gm. This is the second recall in less than a year for the same battery-related issue. It was supposed to have been fixed with a software update that I had completed in June. This software was supposed to identify defective batteries but it has not been successful as evidenced by the mounting number of fires that have happened after the “fix”. As such, we are now under a recall a second time. As a result of their own manufacturing issue, we are now limited to how we charge our vehicles, where we park and even the mileage range that we paid for, while gm attempts another fix. Gm stated today that they will again be using software to identify defective cells in our batteries and only the ones that are deternined to be defective will have those cells or battery packs replaced. As you can imagine, I no longer trust gm to be able to successfully identify whether or not my battery is defective. This is a serious safety issue. Myself, my livelihood and even people I park next to while out in public are at risk. Gm must be forced to replace the entire battery pack in every vehicle affected by this recall. They must also provide loaner vehicles, or details on reimbursement for rental cars, to those who need them due to the fact that their vehicle is virtually unusable while they clean up their mess.

The car’s electronics under the hood got very hot when charging at level 2 (chargepoint wall charger) at home at night in mild ambient conditions (low 70s deg f). The surface of the electronic component boxes on top of the engine compartment were very hot to the touch but not burning the skin. It is not clear whether the propulsion battery also got very hot or not, but later on car’s display showed that car consumed 10% of used electricity for “battery conditioning” since the last full charge, namely since the car was unplugged and started to use battery power to keep battery cooling system going. This implies that it is quite possible that the battery also got hot (>100 deg f, since this temperature is what I have had observed in the past was the trigger temperature for initiating battery conditioning/cooling, e. G. 30 minutes into fast charging - fcdc - when ambient temperature was in the low 90s). The temperature measured by electronic thermometer on the surface of one of the electronics boxes under the hood indicated 113 deg f one hour after the car was unplugged and moved out of the garage, while the ambient temperature was measured to be 72 deg f. This implies the temperature of car components was even higher an hour earlier during and right after charging. If the car continued to charge, it is possible it would be in danger of catching fire since it appears the cooling system was not able to stop electrical component temperatures from rising. As far as I am aware, this car is the only Bolt Ev that has been observed to reach unexpectedly high temperatures when level 2 charging (240v 32a = 7. 6 kw) without actually catching on fire.

I had my chevy dealer install the second software update and return my battery charging to 100%. There are now two reports of Bolt Ev erupting in flame within a couple weeks of each other and both vehicles had the recommended second software installed. I'm reporting that the fix gm has come up with does not work and does not prevent the initial problem of battery fires when vehicle is left unattended. My safety and the safety of my family or other passengers are at risk of a fire starting for no reason and there's no solution offered by gm for this issue. Neighbors are put at risk just by the presence of this vehicle in my driveway. The general public at large are also put at risk if I was to leave the car in a public parking structure like an airport or downtown parking. Waiting on the NHTSA to do something about this to protect the safety of the public.

I own a 2018 chevy bolt that is part of the battery recall for possible fires started in the powertrain battery. I have been through both gm recommended appointments at my local chevy dealer to have the software patches installed and the battery inspected for nominal voltage. While my car's battery passed the voltage inspection this week, there were 2 new fires reported to gm resulting in new recommendations on July 14 to park outside and not charge over night. The real issue here is gm not providing enough information to the owners of bolts in this recall. Questions such what kind of charger was used (110, 220, ccs)? if after market chargers were used before a fire, what brands, what commonality amongst the group of bolts that have caught fire? what is the minimum battery remaining on the cars that charged before a fire? what is the maximum charge the owners of bolts that burned charged their cars to? what operational steps can the rest of bolt owners take to minimize future fire risk? why isn't gm simply replacing all of the batteries in recalled bolts rather than pursuing a very poorly run "buyback" process? why doesn't my ev battery warranty that is still in effect allow for replacement of the battery with this serious safety situation? why is NHTSA allowing gm to be so non-communicative about what they are learning of the commonalities of all bolts that have caught fire? this is a serious safety issue for existing 2017-2019 bolt owners. We need NHTSA's help getting gm to provide more information about the cars that have caught fire.

Parking button may not fully engage when pressed causing vehicle to roll forward in drive gear or while in reverse causing vehicle to collide. Vehicle will automatically go into park when driver door is opened, but button can take deep press to fully engage into park. If driver removes foot from brake petal before vehicle is in park car moves.

As I started to leave the driveway in a forward driving position, my brand new chevy bolt with only 2430 miles on it put itself into park. It made a terrible metal grinding noise and jolted us forward. My foot was still on the accelerator because I thought it was going to drive but it stopped then I looked around trying to figure out why. The “e” break was not on and I realized that the car was in park. Nothing was around the drive stick. Nothing touched it and I believe it put it’s self into park when I was driving. This was very scary to us and I did not know what to do so I called the chevy dealer where I bought the car and they said to bring it into get checked. On my way the accelerator pedal started to wiggle and shake slightly.

03/21/2019, 9/05/2019, 1/19/2020, 10/21/2020, 04/14/2021 have had 5 warranty repair orders to fix rear view camera stays on while driving forward at freeway speeds, very distracting and dangerous it also locks out all climate and radio controls. Also while vehicle is stopped crunches when trying to put in " park".

The dealership performed unauthorized service on the vehicle. In contact with the manufacturer(gm) they are in willing to reverse the unauthorized software update until a long term solution has been identified. I have opened a case 1 week in advance and no resolution has been communicated about their responsibility of rendering my vehicle unusable.

Hello. We bought this vehicle in December 2020. When I tried to list the vehicle on the turo we noticed that it have NHTSA call. We used to visit connel Chevrolet in costa mesa by they didn't fix the problem. So we still have this problem. Thank you.

Battery fire recall. Dealer limited the battery full charge to 90% in November 2020. Gm promised a fix by first of 2021. No fix as of this date and my driving range is limited and now requires frequent charging.

My vehicle is being affected by 2 recalls for a battery that might melt or burn. The vehicle is also experiencing issues with the infotainment system that is malfunctioning/restarting/shutting down while driving. This is extremely distracting and dangerous and causes the vehicle speed area to fade out as the system restarts. Our family is severely limited by the charge limit, minimum miles, or by having to park it outside and not charge it overnight. We live in an fire brush area and are very stressed about having the vehicle potentially catch on fire and burn down our neighborhood. I tried to trade in the vehicle so that we could move on and they won't accept the car with an open warranty recall. The carfax information literally states that the remedy is not yet available. How can we move on and what do we do with our original investment of over $48k? I have taken the vehicle into the dealership to have the software update installed twice and still don't know if it has been done or whether the cars battery has been tested and the numbers are within the acceptable parameters. The infotainment system still does not work properly and I am worried that the vehicle is malfunctioning. My wife has now issued the ultimate - I cannot park the car or charge the car at our home. She is stressed beyond belief and I will have to leave the car at the local dealership to charge it and wait for whatever remedy they come up with whenever it might happen.

Today I received recall notification gm n202311730 about defective batteries that can cause a fire when charged to 100%. Gm's solution is to change software to limit my vehicle's charge to 90%. This is not a solution. It is a band aid. The batteries are defective and should be replaced. Why should I suffer the consequence of this and have to deal with reduced vehicle range and more frequent charging. If the batteries are a fire hazard, they should be replaced with safe batteries at no-cost to the owner.